Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:12:04 +0100 From: Emre Bastuz <info@emre.de> To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Using PXE to install FreeBSD 6.0 - wrong kernel path and ip Message-ID: <1131617524.43731cf41121f@netmail3.netcologne.de>
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Hi, Iīm trying to set up an environment where I can install FreeBSD servers via network/PXE. For testing purposes I installed a FreeBSD 6.0 system inside VMWare and created all neccessary configurations according to the tutorials at http://www.tnpi.biz/computing/freebsd/pxe-netboot.shtml and http://people.freebsd.org/~alfred/pxe/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/pxe/article.html. (dhcpd, nfs, etc.) I also added another virtual machine into VMWare which is supposed to be the server to be set up. When I boot the "client" machine however, the following happens: # tail /var/log/dhcpd.log Nov 10 09:54:48 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0 Nov 10 09:54:48 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.2.17 to 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0 Nov 10 09:54:49 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.2.17 (192.168.2.38) from 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0 Nov 10 09:54:49 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.2.17 to 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0 ... so far so good ... the box asks for an IP address and receives the one I have configured in the dhcpd.conf for itīs particular MAC address ... Nov 10 09:54:50 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0 Nov 10 09:54:50 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.2.17 to 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0 Nov 10 09:54:50 install-i386 dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.1.38 (192.168.2.3) from 00:0c:29:a1:44:95 via lnc0: ignored (not authoritative). ... now this is strange: - why does the box ask *again* for an IP address? - why does it ask for 192.168.1.38 in particular? I have not configured this address anywhere On the screen of the client I see the following information: BTX Loader ... [...] PXE Version 2.1 [...] FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader [...] pxe_open: server addr: 192.168.2.38 -> the address of the DHCP server - thatīs OK pxe_open: server root: /pxeroot -> this one ist not OK - I have configured the kernel to be in /usr/local/export/pxe (nfs export) and not in /pxeroot pxe_open: gateway ip : 192.168.1.38 -> why this address? I have not configured this address or the subnet anywhere?! Does anyone have idea what might be going wrong? Cheers, Emre -- http://www.emre.de UIN: 561260 PGP Key ID: 0xAFAC77FD I don't see why some people even HAVE cars. -- Calvin
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